2 Timothy 4:13
13 The cloke [phelones] that [hos] I left [apoleipo] at [en] Troas [Troas] with [para] Carpus, [Karpos] when thou
comest, [erchomai] bring [phero] with thee, and [kai] the
books, [biblion] but especially [malista] the parchments. [membrana]KJV-Interlinear
13 When you
come bring the cloak which I left at Troas with Carpus, and the books,
especially the parchments. NASB
Winter was approaching,
2 Tim. 4:21, so the cold weather would mean that Paul would need a warm coat or
blanket, which is the cloak he is requesting.
And apparently Paul had a cloak which he liked or preferred, but had
left in Troas.
Troas was located in
Northwest Asia Minor, on the coast. It
was from here that Paul sailed, Acts 16:8. Here, also, according to Acts 20:5-12, Paul resuscitated
Eutychus from the dead after he had fallen from a window.
The books or scrolls,
and parchments, are items of high expense, so most documents of extreme value
are recorded on this material.
Paul does not specify
blank material onto which he could write, but they may well have been intended
for that purpose. Since Paul committed
himself to continual study, for he often references the Old Testament
scriptures, then one would assume that he already had many of the scriptures
with him, but too he may have left or loaned some of the scrolls to others and
was in need of them now.
For whatever reason,
this verse indicates that Paul relied on the scriptures and writing material
for his work.
And that is the point
of this verse.
None of us can live in the
New Testament alone, for nearly all of its foundation is found in the Old
Testament. You need a good and solid
knowledge of the Old Testament in order to understand many of the concepts that
are taught in the New Testament.
Anyone who says that
they read the New Testament only, is a fool.
Anyone who says that they read only the Old Testament, is likewise a
fool. The entire Bible is a
comprehensive study of Gods message to humanity, and specifically to you. The subject of the entire Bible is Christ,
salvation and the spiritual life.
Neither Testament is
more important than the other, they are both synergistically attached to each
other and inseparable one from the other.
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